{"id":3127,"date":"2014-10-27T23:23:12","date_gmt":"2014-10-27T23:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2014\/10\/27\/vacilandoelmundo-so-youre-made-of-detritus\/"},"modified":"2015-02-20T05:21:02","modified_gmt":"2015-02-20T05:21:02","slug":"vacilandoelmundo-so-youre-made-of-detritus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2014\/10\/27\/vacilandoelmundo-so-youre-made-of-detritus\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3127 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2014\/10\/27\/vacilandoelmundo-so-youre-made-of-detritus\/attachment\/3128\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"134\" src=\"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/files\/2014\/10\/tumblr_n8fh91uPC51r6lxzlo5_1280-150x134.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2014\/10\/27\/vacilandoelmundo-so-youre-made-of-detritus\/situated-7500-light-years-away-in-the-w-shaped-constellation-of-cassiopeia-the-heart-nebula-is-a-vast-region-of-glowing-gas-energized-by-a-cluster-of-young-stars-at-its-center\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/files\/2014\/10\/tumblr_n8fh91uPC51r6lxzlo4_1280-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3129\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3129'>\n\t\t\t\tSituated 7500 light years away in the \u2018W\u2019-shaped constellation of Cassiopeia, the Heart Nebula is a vast region of glowing gas, energized by a cluster of young stars at its center. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2014\/10\/27\/vacilandoelmundo-so-youre-made-of-detritus\/a-bright-meteor-streaks-across-the-magnificent-night-sky-over-the-smoke-spewing-mount-bromo-just-one-day-before-the-peak-of-the-eta-aquarid-meteor-shower-which-is-caused-by-halleys-comet\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/files\/2014\/10\/tumblr_n8fh91uPC51r6lxzlo3_1280-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3130\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3130'>\n\t\t\t\tA bright meteor streaks across the magnificent night sky over the smoke-spewing Mount Bromo just one day before the peak of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower, which is caused by Halley\u2019s Comet.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2014\/10\/27\/vacilandoelmundo-so-youre-made-of-detritus\/the-stellar-nursery-of-the-orion-nebula-1350-light-years-away-captured-by-15-year-old-gray-olson\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/files\/2014\/10\/tumblr_n8fh91uPC51r6lxzlo9_1280-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3131\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3131'>\n\t\t\t\tThe stellar nursery of the Orion Nebula, 1350 light years away captured by 15-year-old Gray Olson.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2014\/10\/27\/vacilandoelmundo-so-youre-made-of-detritus\/the-spectacular-northern-lights-unfold-over-a-fjord-in-skjervoy-troms-norway\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/files\/2014\/10\/tumblr_n8fh91uPC51r6lxzlo1_1280-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3132\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3132'>\n\t\t\t\tThe spectacular Northern Lights unfold over a fjord, in Skjerv\u00f8y, Troms, Norway.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2014\/10\/27\/vacilandoelmundo-so-youre-made-of-detritus\/the-rarely-imaged-core-of-the-multiple-star-system-rho-ophiuchi\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/files\/2014\/10\/tumblr_n8fh91uPC51r6lxzlo10_1280-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3133\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3133'>\n\t\t\t\tThe rarely imaged core of the multiple star system, Rho Ophiuchi.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2014\/10\/27\/vacilandoelmundo-so-youre-made-of-detritus\/the-geminid-meteor-shower-races-over-the-flatirons-of-boulder-colorado-in-december-2012\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/files\/2014\/10\/tumblr_n8fh91uPC51r6lxzlo6_1280-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3134\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3134'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Geminid meteor shower races over the Flatirons of Boulder, Colorado, in December 2012.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2014\/10\/27\/vacilandoelmundo-so-youre-made-of-detritus\/in-this-view-of-m42-more-commonly-known-as-the-orion-nebula-the-photographer-has-emphasized-the-delicate-veils-of-dust-surrounding-the-more-familiar-gleaming-heart-of-the-nebula\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/files\/2014\/10\/tumblr_n8fh91uPC51r6lxzlo2_1280-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3135\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3135'>\n\t\t\t\tIn this view of M42, more commonly known as the Orion Nebula, the photographer has emphasized the delicate veils of dust surrounding the more familiar gleaming heart of the nebula.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/vacilandoelmundo.tumblr.com\/post\/91223771469\/so-youre-made-of-detritus-from-exploded-stars\">vacilandoelmundo<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cSo you\u2019re made of detritus [from exploded stars]. Get over it. Or better yet, celebrate it. After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2015Neil deGrasse Tyson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These photos are on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/royalobservatory\/galleries\/72157645060485867\/\">the shortlist<\/a> for\u00a0<strong>Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2014<\/strong>, a competition and exhibition run by the Royal Observatory Greenwich. The winning images will be posted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rmg.co.uk\/whats-on\/exhibitions\/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year\">here<\/a>\u00a0on September 18.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>vacilandoelmundo: \u201cSo you\u2019re made of detritus [from exploded stars]. Get over it. Or better yet, celebrate it. After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all?\u201d \u2015Neil deGrasse Tyson These photos are on the shortlist for\u00a0Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2014, a competition and exhibition run by the &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2014\/10\/27\/vacilandoelmundo-so-youre-made-of-detritus\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[61],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3127"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3127"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3136,"href":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3127\/revisions\/3136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}